| As Formula BMW USA joins the Champ Car World | | | | Behind these three are Maxime Pelletier (HBR |
| Series for two consecutive race weekends, the San | | | | Motorsport Team USA), Alexander Rossi (Team |
| Jose Grand Prix will host the 9th and 10th rounds of | | | | Apex Racing USA) and Steven Guerrero (HBR |
| the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship on July 27 | | | | Motorsport Team USA) standing fourth, fifth and |
| - 29. Seventeen young drivers entered the race with | | | | sixth respectively. |
| a 1.5-mile, 7-turn Redback Raceway. Reports say it | | | | Series graduates also continue to shine as they climb |
| will provide quite a contrast to the rolling 4.0-mile, | | | | the motorsport ladder. The San Jose Grand Prix will |
| 15-turn Road America circuit where Rounds 11 and 12 | | | | seem to be a reunion as many graduates compete in |
| will be held on August 9 - 12. | | | | the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. Taking the |
| Part of the BMW 325e parts making company; the | | | | overall pole, Robert Wickens (2006 Formula BMW |
| Formula BMW USA Championship passed the midst of | | | | USA Champion) finished second in the opening round |
| the season at Lime Rock Park on July 6 - 7. Round 8 | | | | of the Champ Car Atlantic season at the Las Vegas |
| marked the 50th Formula BMW USA race since the | | | | Grand Prix and won in just his fourth start in Portland. |
| series started in 2004. | | | | Eight more Formula BMW USA graduates are racing in |
| So far, three young men have stood on the top step | | | | Atlantics this year: James Hinchcliffe (04), Kevin |
| of the podium. They are also atop the overall point | | | | Lacroix (05), Matt Lee (06), Tom Sutherland (04, 05), |
| standings. Daniel Morad (Eurointernational), one race | | | | Simona De Silvestro (06), Frankie Muniz (06), Adrien |
| winner last year on his way to the Rookie | | | | Herberts (05, 06) and David Garza (06). |
| Championship, has earned five more victories this | | | | Among the first group of Formula BMW USA Junior |
| year, making him the driver with the most career | | | | scholarship winners, Graham Rahal became the first |
| Formula BMW USA wins and a 77-point leader. | | | | Formula BMW USA graduate to earn a full-time drive |
| Sophomore driver Sebastian Saavedra | | | | in the Champ Car World Series with his start at Las |
| (Eurointernational), who had an advance win in Round | | | | Vegas this year. He became the youngest ever to |
| 7 at Lime Rock Park, placed second in overall points. | | | | reach a Champ Car World Series podium with his |
| Rookie Esteban Gutierrez (Autotecnica) after two | | | | second-place finish in the Grand Prix of Houston just |
| 17th place finishes at Lime Rock may have fallen five | | | | this April. |
| points behind Saavedra, but the 15-year old still leads | | | | Round 10 qualifying will be held on Saturday at 11:50 - |
| the Rookie standings. Gutierrez is a holder of a | | | | 12:20 p.m. |
| record six straight poles in Rounds 1 through 6. | | | | |